Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy

These Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy (the "Terms and Conditions") were last updated on January 9, 2008

Welcome to Communiversity.com, the Web site of Communiversity, which is published by Communiversity, Inc. ("COMMUNIVERSITY"). As used in these Terms and Conditions, the term "Web site" refers to the Web site located at www.communiversity.com as well as online services that include, but are not limited to, our E-mail newsletters, our blog articles, our user generated content. Communiversity does not control, and is not responsible for, any third-party site to which the Web site links.

You agree that your use of the Web site is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions may be modified at any time and from time to time; the date of the most recent changes or revisions will appear on this page. Continued access to the Web site by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Agreement. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, please do not use this Web site.

The materials contained on the Web site are provided by Communiversity as a service to you for your noncommercial, personal use on an "as is, as available" basis and may be used by you for information purposes only. You acknowledge that you are using the Web site at your own risk. Communiversity assumes no responsibility for error or omissions in these materials. Communiversity makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. Communiversity makes no, and expressly disclaims any and all, representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the Communiversity Web site, including without limitation the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of text, graphics, links, products and services, and other items accessed from or via the Web site, or that the Web site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. No advice or information given by Communiversity or any other party on the Web site shall create any warranty or liability.

Communiversity does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials at the Web site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise. Under no circumstances shall Communiversity or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, or agents be held liable for any damages, whether direct, incidental, indirect, special, or consequential, and including, without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, arising from or in connection with your use, reliance on, or performance of the information on the Web site.

Communiversity periodically schedules system downtime for maintenance and other purposes. Unplanned outages also may occur. Communiversity shall have no liability for the resulting unavailability of the Web site or for any loss of data or transactions caused by planned or unplanned system outages, or any outages of web host providers or the Internet infrastructure and network external to the Web site.

COPYRIGHT

All materials published on the Web site are protected by copyright laws, and may not be reproduced, republished, distributed, transmitted, resold, displayed, broadcast, or otherwise exploited in any manner without the express written permission of either Communiversity or, in the case of content licensed by Communiversity from third parties, the entity that is credited as the copyright holder of such licensed content. You may download freely accessible material (one copy per page) from this Web site for your personal and noncommercial use only, without altering or removing any trademark, copyright, or other notice from such material.

In the event you believe that any content posted on the Web site infringes your copyright or other intellectual-property rights, you may notify Communiversity by providing the information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Action of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512, to Communiversity’s Copyright Agent:

Communiversity, Inc.
Attention: Michael Sprague
E-mail: michael@communiversity.com

USER GENERATED CONTENT

Communiversity, through its platform, provides users with the tools and technology to post their own unique content to the Web site. Communiversity does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, or agree with all of the content posted by users. You shall not post or transmit any unlawful threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate and local, state, national, or international law, or infringe upon another's copyright or trademark. You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, messages, or other materials posted or transmitted within the Communiversity platform, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. This means that you, and not Communiversity, is entirely and solely responsible for all content that you upload, post, or otherwise transmit via the Web site. Communiversity does not and cannot review the content posted by users and is not responsible for such content. However, Communiversity does have the right, but not the obligation, to contact content owners and request them to edit anything that violates this agreement or is otherwise objectionable as determined by Communiversity in its sole discretion and without notice.

If you upload, post, or otherwise transmit content to the Web site, you acknowledge that any such submissions may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by Communiversity in any medium now existing or hereinafter invented, and for any purpose, including commercial uses. You waive any moral rights you may have in having the material edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, or displayed in a manner not agreeable to you.

You agree to indemnify Communiversity and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, and agents, against, and to hold each of them harmless from, any and all claims and liabilities (including attorney's fees) that may arise from your submissions, from your unauthorized use of material obtained from the Web site, from your breach of these Terms and Conditions, and from any such acts arising through your use of the Web site.

FEATURED SERVICES

Communiversity is committed to providing visitors to its site with as many features as possible. The companies that Communiversity selects as featured services providers offer products and services that site visitors may find useful. Communiversity in certain cases may have a business relationship with certain third parties that it selects as a featured service providers. Communiversity is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any advice or information given, or of any statement made, by the companies providing featured services, or for the content, services, products, or advertising on or available from their Web sites, or for the availability and operations of their Web sites.

JURISDICTION

You agree that any claim, action, or proceeding arising out of these Terms and Conditions, or your use of the Web site, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts to be wholly performed therein, and any action based on or alleging a breach of this Agreement must be brought in a state or federal court. In addition, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies to the Web site only and does not cover information collected on any third-party sites to which this Web site links. This privacy policy is part of, and must be read in conjunction with, the Web site's Terms and Conditions. You can read the entire Terms and Conditions by either scrolling up to the top of this Web page or by clicking here. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions in their entirety, please do not use this Web site.

WEB SITE USERS

Communiversity generally collects personally identifiable information such as a name, gender, E-mail address, interests, current college or university etc.

How does the Web site use information supplied by me? Occasionally, visitors to our Web site may be asked to supply certain personally identifying information, which is then retained by Communiversity. For example, we ask you for certain information if you choose to join the site, subscribe to our E-mail newsletters, and participate in online forums. If you choose to give us personally identifying information at such time, such information will be retained by us and used only to provide you with products or services you have requested, or with additional information from Communiversity about Communiversity, its affiliates, or selected outside companies whose products or services we feel may be of use to you. Any information from selected outside companies will be transmitted by Communiversity so that such companies will not have access either to your E-mail address or to your other personally identifying information. Moreover, we will not sell or rent any personally identifying information obtained through the Web site to any other company or organization. However,,,,,,,,,,,

If, at some point after giving Communiversity your personally identifying information, you do not wish to continue to receive additional information from Communiversity about Communiversity, its affiliates, or selected outside companies, in general, you may opt out by E-mailing Communiversityt@communiversity.com and put the words "remove my name" in the subject line of your E-mail; in the case of our E-mail newsletters, you also may follow the procedures at our E-mail newsletter registration page.

While your individual information is protected as discussed above, Communiversity reserves the right to use such individual information to create aggregated, anonymous data about users in order to develop statistics about activity on and visitors to the Web site. In addition, Communiversity may disclose personal information if we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Web site; or (4) protect the personal safety, property, or rights of our users or the public.

What are "cookies" and how do you use them? "Cookies" are pieces of information that are placed by a Web site in a storage place on your computer. Cookies do not contain information that is, in itself, personally identifying. Cookies are placed on your computer in a limited way to help deliver advertisements, to calculate unique site visitors, and to track usage throughout our site. Other uses include placement of cookies to make the login process more convenient for users.. In addition, some advertisers may place cookies on your computer. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.

COMMUNIVERSITY CUSTOMERS

At times we may be approached by third parties interested in contacting our users. Perhaps they are in a similar business or work as college recruiters looking for top notch students. We may provide them with your account information, not your personal email address or Last name and allow them to contact you within the realms of Communiversity. Many prospective users may find this to be a helpful service and are interested in hearing from them. If you wish to never be contacted by anyone other than your friends you may opt-out by emailing us at Communiversity@communiversity.com, with “Leave Me Alone” in the subject line

CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

No one under the age of 13 should provide any personal information. In general, Communiversity does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If in limited circumstances we do knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13, we will do so only with verified parental consent prior to collection. In the event that we learn that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete this information from our database as quickly as possible. If you believe the Web site has any information about anyone under 13, please contact us at Communiversity@communiversity.com